
The recently aired second episode of Angel Beats! provided viewers with both a more concise story than last week’s premiere episode, as well as a spiffy new OP that is reminiscent of their visual novel equivalents.
Both the OP and a number of screenshots from the episode are below…
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- Author: Quen
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Apr 8, 2010 19:15 JST
- Tags: Comparison, ED, K-ON!, Kyoto Animation, Moe, Music, OP, TV, Video Gallery

The new OP and ED for K-ON!!, which were covered in some detail earlier, have gone up online to the delight of many otaku, giving those who have yet to watch the new show a chance to sample what may be KyoAni’s best TV animation to date (although fans are divided about the music).
The videos are available below, in wonderful HD:
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- Author: linkinstreet
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Apr 7, 2010 13:02 JST
- Tags: 2ch, ED, K-ON!, Marketing, Mio Akiyama, Moe, OP, Otaku, Tsumugi, Yui


Hit moeblob anime K-ON!!’s second season has begun, and already otaku have begun compulsively buying any product featured.
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- Author: Quen
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Feb 23, 2010 20:40 JST
- Tags: Announcements, ED, K-ON!, Mio, Music, OP, Seiyuu, TV, Yui

The titles and productions credits for the second K-ON!! season’s OP and EDs have been announced, happily revealing that the same teams that produced the original season’s massively successful singles will be reunited for the new songs.
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- Author: Quen
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Feb 22, 2010 01:47 JST
- Tags: Aria, Clannad, ED, Ga-rei Zero, Gurren Lagann, Legends, Music, OP, Video Gallery

This wonderful compilation of recent (mainly 2007 or newer) anime OPs and EDs that were so excellent in quality that “they will make your tear glands burst” has currently been the #1 ranked video in Nico’s anime category for some days now, and with good reason.
Have a look, and blow out your own tear ducts:
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This epic compilation of “anison” (anime songs) spanning 2005 through 2008 has proven exceptionally popular on NicoNico Douga, serving as a sort of otaku litmus test, with its creator claiming thusly: Recognize over 270 anison and be advised your life is over – You are an Anime Otaku!
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A compilation of most of the latest season’s OP sequences, this article might prove useful to those that are still searching for new shows to add to their current anime line-up, or should at least provide some entertainment to fans of the frenetic, typically genki sequences that have graced anime series for decades…
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The OP for To Aru Kagaku no Railgun, “Only My Railgun” by FripSide, has attracted no small note by managing to seize the number 3 slot in the charts…
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Sep 6, 2009 04:45 JST
- Tags: Crossover, Hatsune Miku, K-ON!, MAD, Music, OP, Parody, Video Gallery, Vocaloid


Hatsune Miku and the other Vocaloids combine with K-ON! in this fully animated hit MAD, a close parody version of the K-ON! OP, showing devastating amounts of moe…
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Jul 30, 2009 15:28 JST
- Tags: Blu-ray, Comparison, DVD Extras, ED, K-ON!, Mio Akiyama, OP, Ritsu, Yui

Fans who have acquired the first volume of K-ON! in Blu-ray form have been quick to comment on just how ravishing the visuals are.
You can see some (lossless) comparison shots of HD vs BD below; as 2ch puts it “My new wallpaper!”:
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Many of the best anison (anime songs) of the Spring 2009 season have been collected and rearranged into this recent video, earning it considerable popularity on Nico in the few weeks since its release.
Those who may have missed much of the season’s shows will find it instructive, as around 30 different OP and ED songs are included:
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The latest episode of K-ON! introduced the show’s 5th band member, Azusa, with a number of changes to its OP, although the ED remains as before.
The new OP version can be seen below, as well as a helpful side by side comparison of the modified sections…